Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke
March 07, 2023
The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July at the Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center in Atlanta, United States.[1] There were 39 competitors from 33 nations.[2] Each nation had been limited to two swimmers in the event since 1984. The event was won by Brad Bridgewater of the United States, with his countryman Tripp Schwenk taking silver. It was the first time since 1980 that one nation had two swimmers on the podium in the event (Hungary took gold and silver then). Bridgewater's victory was the United States' first in the event since 1984 and fourth overall. Italy earned its second consecutive bronze medal in the men's 200 metre backstroke, with Emanuele Merisi taking the honours this time.
This was the 10th appearance of the 200 metre backstroke event. It was first held in 1900. The event did not return until 1964; since then, it has been on the programme at every Summer Games. From 1904 to 1960, a men's 100 metre backstroke was held instead. In 1964, only the 200 metres was held. Beginning in 1968 and ever since, both the 100 and 200 metre versions have been held.[2]
Four of the 8 finalists from the 1992 Games returned: gold medalist Martín López-Zubero of Spain, silver medalist Vladimir Selkov of the Unified Team (now competing for Russia), fourth-place finisher Hajime Itoi of Japan, and fifth-place finisher Tripp Schwenk of the United States. Seventh-place finisher Tamás Deutsch of Hungary was entered but did not start. The medalists at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships had been Selkov, López-Zubero (also the 1991 World Champion), and Royce Sharp of the United States. Sharp did not compete in Atlanta; the American team consisted of Schwenk and Brad Bridgewater. López-Zubero's 1991 world record still stood. He had come out of retirement to try to defend his title, but Selkov was favoured in Atlanta. Emanuele Merisi of Italy had the best time of 1996 so far and was also a strong contender.[2]
Barbados, Chile, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Slovakia, and Thailand each made their debut in the event. Australia and Great Britain each made their ninth appearance, tied for most among nations to that point.
Competition format
The competition used a two-round (heats and final) format. The advancement rule followed the format introduced in 1952. A swimmer's place in the heat was not used to determine advancement; instead, the fastest times from across all heats in a round were used. A "consolation final" had been added in 1984. There were 6 heats of up to 8 swimmers each. The top 8 swimmers advanced to the final. The next 8 (9th through 16th) competed in a consolation final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties.
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^"Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 41. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
^"Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 42. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
External links
Official Report
March 07, 2023
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The men s 200 metre backstroke event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July at the Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center in Atlanta United States 1 There were 39 competitors from 33 nations 2 Each nation had been limited to two swimmers in the event since 1984 The event was won by Brad Bridgewater of the United States with his countryman Tripp Schwenk taking silver It was the first time since 1980 that one nation had two swimmers on the podium in the event Hungary took gold and silver then Bridgewater s victory was the United States first in the event since 1984 and fourth overall Italy earned its second consecutive bronze medal in the men s 200 metre backstroke with Emanuele Merisi taking the honours this time Men s 200 metre backstrokeat the Games of the XXVI OlympiadThe swimming pool at the 1996 OlympicsVenueGeorgia Tech Campus Recreation CenterDate26 July 1996 heats amp finals Competitors39 from 33 nationsWinning time1 58 54MedalistsBrad Bridgewater United StatesTripp Schwenk United StatesEmanuele Merisi Italy 19922000 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 5 1 Heats 5 2 Finals 5 2 1 Final B 5 2 2 Final A 6 References 7 External linksBackground EditThis was the 10th appearance of the 200 metre backstroke event It was first held in 1900 The event did not return until 1964 since then it has been on the programme at every Summer Games From 1904 to 1960 a men s 100 metre backstroke was held instead In 1964 only the 200 metres was held Beginning in 1968 and ever since both the 100 and 200 metre versions have been held 2 Four of the 8 finalists from the 1992 Games returned gold medalist Martin Lopez Zubero of Spain silver medalist Vladimir Selkov of the Unified Team now competing for Russia fourth place finisher Hajime Itoi of Japan and fifth place finisher Tripp Schwenk of the United States Seventh place finisher Tamas Deutsch of Hungary was entered but did not start The medalists at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships had been Selkov Lopez Zubero also the 1991 World Champion and Royce Sharp of the United States Sharp did not compete in Atlanta the American team consisted of Schwenk and Brad Bridgewater Lopez Zubero s 1991 world record still stood He had come out of retirement to try to defend his title but Selkov was favoured in Atlanta Emanuele Merisi of Italy had the best time of 1996 so far and was also a strong contender 2 Barbados Chile Croatia the Czech Republic Lithuania Moldova Russia Slovakia and Thailand each made their debut in the event Australia and Great Britain each made their ninth appearance tied for most among nations to that point Competition format EditThe competition used a two round heats and final format The advancement rule followed the format introduced in 1952 A swimmer s place in the heat was not used to determine advancement instead the fastest times from across all heats in a round were used A consolation final had been added in 1984 There were 6 heats of up to 8 swimmers each The top 8 swimmers advanced to the final The next 8 9th through 16th competed in a consolation final Swim offs were used as necessary to break ties This swimming event used backstroke Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long this race consisted of four lengths of the pool Records EditPrior to this competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows World record Martin Lopez Zubero ESP 1 56 57 Tuscaloosa United States 23 November 1991Olympic record Martin Lopez Zubero ESP 1 58 47 Barcelona Spain 28 July 1992No world or Olympic records were set during the competition with the gold medal time 0 07 seconds slower than the Olympic record Schedule EditAll times are Eastern Daylight Time UTC 4 Date Time RoundFriday 26 July 1996 HeatsFinalsResults EditHeats Edit The eight fastest swimmers advanced to final A while the next eight went to final B 3 Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes1 5 5 Brad Bridgewater United States 1 59 04 QA2 4 4 Tripp Schwenk United States 1 59 58 QA3 5 2 Mirko Mazzari Italy 1 59 95 QA4 6 4 Emanuele Merisi Italy 2 00 01 QA5 6 7 Hajime Itoi Japan 2 00 43 QA6 4 6 Martin Lopez Zubero Spain 2 00 77 QA7 4 2 Bartosz Sikora Poland 2 00 99 QA8 5 3 Rodolfo Falcon Cuba 2 01 20 QA9 5 4 Vladimir Selkov Russia 2 01 32 QB WD10 4 3 Adam Ruckwood Great Britain 2 01 35 QB11 5 7 Ji Sang jun South Korea 2 01 39 QB12 6 5 Ralf Braun Germany 2 01 50 QB WD13 4 1 Oliver Agh Hungary 2 01 84 QB14 3 6 Marko Strahija Croatia 2 01 95 QB NR15 6 6 Ryuji Horii Japan 2 02 33 QB16 5 6 Chris Renaud Canada 2 02 48 QB17 3 4 Rogerio Romero Brazil 2 03 49 QB18 4 7 Sergey Ostapchuk Russia 2 03 50 QB19 3 1 Miroslav Machovic Slovakia 2 04 15 NR20 5 1 Neisser Bent Cuba 2 04 2321 3 2 Derya Buyukuncu Turkey 2 04 2822 2 4 Arunas Savickas Lithuania 2 04 3823 6 1 Steven Dewick Australia 2 04 4624 3 3 Rastislav Bizub Czech Republic 2 04 5525 3 7 Raymond Papa Philippines 2 05 0926 2 7 Dulyarit Phuangthong Thailand 2 05 2627 2 8 Nicolas Rajcevich Chile 2 05 79 NR28 1 4 Nicholas Neckles Barbados 2 05 8829 3 8 Nuno Laurentino Portugal 2 05 9530 2 5 Carlos Arena Mexico 2 05 9631 1 5 Alex Lim Malaysia 2 06 1732 6 8 Martin Harris Great Britain 2 07 7533 2 1 Artur Elezarov Moldova 2 07 8634 6 3 Nicolae Butacu Romania 2 08 5935 2 3 Adrian O Connor Ireland 2 08 9036 1 3 Gerald Koh Singapore 2 09 8637 2 6 Panagiotis Adamidis Greece 2 10 2238 1 6 Trương Ngọc Tuấn Vietnam 2 12 0539 4 8 Zhao Yi China 2 13 31 2 2 Fahad Al Otaibi Kuwait DNS3 5 Volodymyr Nikolaychuk Ukraine DNS4 5 Tamas Deutsch Hungary DNS5 8 Stev Theloke Germany DNS6 2 Jani Sievinen Finland DNSFinals Edit The finals were held on the same day as the heats 26 July 4 Final B Edit Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes9 2 Ryuji Horii Japan 2 01 5410 7 Chris Renaud Canada 2 01 7011 6 Marko Strahija Croatia 2 01 84 NR12 3 Oliver Agh Hungary 2 02 1713 4 Adam Ruckwood Great Britain 2 02 4014 5 Ji Sang jun South Korea 2 02 6815 1 Rogerio Romero Brazil 2 03 2016 8 Sergey Ostapchuk Russia 2 03 91Final A Edit Bridgewater took the lead at the first turn with Schwenk behind him Both tired late but Merisi was not quite able to catch either 2 Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 4 Brad Bridgewater United States 1 58 54 5 Tripp Schwenk United States 1 58 99 6 Emanuele Merisi Italy 1 59 184 1 Bartosz Sikora Poland 2 00 05 NR5 2 Hajime Itoi Japan 2 00 10 NR6 7 Martin Lopez Zubero Spain 2 00 747 3 Mirko Mazzari Italy 2 01 278 8 Rodolfo Falcon Cuba 2 08 14References Edit Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games Men s 200 metres Backstroke Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 15 March 2020 a b c d 200 metres Backstroke Men Olympedia Retrieved 13 July 2021 Atlanta 1996 Swimming Men s 200m Backstroke Heats PDF Atlanta 1996 LA84 Foundation p 41 Retrieved 10 September 2017 Atlanta 1996 Swimming Men s 200m Backstroke Finals PDF Atlanta 1996 LA84 Foundation p 42 Retrieved 9 September 2017 External links EditOfficial Report USA Swimming 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